What’s that?
That, my friends, is glorious. And vegetarian. I think it might even be… vegan! Did you ever think you’d hear me say those words? Yeah, me neither.
Maybe you remember a long time ago, I went on a Walking Feast and mentioned something we ate entitled “Miso Tofu.” I stated I intended to recreate it at home, and I finally did.
Boy, did I.
I mean really it’s been percolating in my head for so long, that when I finally went to make it, I did it without even thinking about it. It was so easy. So, so, so easy. And delicious.
Served with plain white rice, a perfect meal.
But you know that’s not how I roll…
Of course I had to serve it with some simple veggies too. Perfect easy weeknight meal. Mmm.
For the veggies, I just had bean sprouts and sauteed kale/beet greens.
To make the miso tofu, you need:
shiro/white miso
seasoned rice vinegar
mirin
1/2 block silken tofu (you can use firm, too, if you like, which I think I will next time)
Mix the first three ingredients thoroughly. Should become a little thinner than a paste but not watery. Spoon some over block of tofu (cold). Serve with hot white rice. Serving suggestion: also serve with some veggies.
Mmmmmmmm, so damn good and healthy.
Happy eating!!!
Hungry says
Is miso considered vegan? I have a vegan friend who wouldn't eat regular yogurt because of the active live bacteria in it. But miso is fermented. So bacteria was in there at one point.
Whatever, at least I'm NOT vegan.
SkippyMom says
Would it ruin the integrity to chop the tofu up first? I wouldn't think so, but I don't think the family would accept the block on the table.
The greens look yumm!
Yvo says
Hungry – after a bit of research (aka asking people on Facebook!), as long as the miso does not include 'dashi' then it is vegan (check for 'bonito' as an ingredient). The one I used is shiro miso, which does not include any bonito/dashi so it is safe for vegans to consume 🙂
SkippyMom – You could do that, but it would be a little uglier and possibly something you'd mix into your rice to eat more instead of something you break hunks off to eat by itself? To be honest, I hand-blended (ie, used a spoon and mashed it to bits) pretty much the same ingredients above to make a sort of salad dressing [seen on Feisty Bento at one point] that was absolutely delicious! So you could definitely do it, I would just use it in a different application than the way I have above 🙂